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- PAGE 1 - 西南大学培训与继续教育学院课程考试试题卷 学期：2020年春季 课程名称【编号】：跨文化交际【0859】 A卷 考试类别：大作业 满分：100 分 Analyze the following cases，and then answer the given questions. (50%) Case 1 Can we talk about us? Anna asks her fiancé, Ben, “Can we talk about us?” Immediately Ben tenses up, sensing trouble. He presents himself for an unpleasant conversation and reluctantly agrees. Anna then thanks Ben for being so supportive during the last few months when she was under enormous pressure at her job. She tells him she feels closer than ever to him. Then she invites Ben to tell her what makes him feel loved and closer to her. Although Ben is relieved to them there is no crisis, he’s also baffled. “If there isn’t a problem, why do women need to talk about the relationship? If it’s working, let it be.” Question: Could you explain why Ben was reluctant to have a talk with his fiancée? This case shows a common type of clash in cross-gender communication. For women, their relationship is a popular topic while for men, it is not a focus. Generally, men use talk to solve problems rather than to enhance their relationship. Therefore, the suggestion - -Can we talk about us? produces different responses from men and women. Woman usually thinks if they are talking with each other, then everything is going smoothly. For Ben, Annas suggestion to talk about the healthy relationshp is pointless. For Anna, Bens reluctance and lack of interest in talking simply hurt her feelings. Case 2 Mistakes Grace is a university student in China, and she has an English conversation class with a Western teacher named Mr. Schmidt. In the class Grace has lots of chances to practice her speaking because Mr. Schmidt often has the students discuss in pairs or small groups. Grace likes all the speaking practice, but she also worries because her friends’ English isn’t any better than hers and they cannot correct English mistakes she makes. So Grace also likes to talk directly with Mr. S